Since She Met Lucian

"Uhh, yes but..." Amelia answered. She told the truth but the fact that she was recently divorced made it hard for her to speak.

The doctor noticed that Amelia was having a hard time answering her question and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you. It was just an honest question." The middle-aged female doctor wore her reading glasses and looked at the results shown in the report. She then excitedly said, "Congratulations! You're pregnant."

Upon hearing those words, Amelia was overwhelmed with so much emotion. She felt uneasy not having Lucian around but at the same time, she felt happy to have his child inside her.

The doctor informed her of some common knowledge about pregnancy, so Amelia listened carefully.

"Actually, we already know her pregnancy, we just wanted to confirm it with a professional," Courtney said. Courtney then whispered to Amelia, "The doctors in this private hospital like to gossip about their patients. Now that we know the diagnosis, we should go."

Realizing how embarrassing it would be for her if news about pregnancy were to spread, she nodded towards Courtney and stood up.

"I can't give you any more advice that would be useful at the moment. I need to review what I know about pregnancy. I need to be careful using the words miscarriage and abortion since there is clearly a difference between the two. Damn it!' Courtney regretfully exclaimed. She then continued in a more solemn tone, "How could I say that you should give up your child yesterday? Your child should be our motivation for the future! We have to love him or her with all our hearts."

Hearing Courtney's passionate words towards her unborn child made Amelia smile. They continued on to Courtney's milk tea shop and when they arrived and sat down, Amelia continued thinking about what to do to ease the troubles that filled her heart.

Courtney randomly asked, "Are you thinking about how to tell Jonny? Have you even figured out how to tell him?"

"I tried to tell him last night, but he suddenly said out of the blue that whatever the problem I'm facing, he will do his best to help me. I think he has an idea about my pregnancy already," Amelia replied. Amelia wondered if her worried face or constant thinking might have given it away. She felt that Jonny always had an idea of what she was feeling or thinking of.

Courtney took a sip of water and after analyzing their situation, she said, "We can't hide your pregnancy. As time goes on, it will be more obvious. Besides, I think if Jonny was the one to tell everyone, it won't do his reputation any good."

Amelia shook her head in disagreement and firmly said, "Even if I tell him, he won't tell anyone."

"Then what are you so worried about? Go tell him! You can't hide it forever," Courtney replied. Courtney had no idea as to why Amelia seemed so reluctant to tell Jonny.

Amelia's heart was full of hesitation and was left with nothing to say to her friend.

She hadn't seen Jonny for several days. He was quite busy this week. Amelia would only receive messages from him late at night.

The next morning, Amelia woke up early, cleaned her room, made herself some breakfast, and read a book about pregnancy. It was a routine she did daily.

If every day was similar to this day, Amelia would surely feel bored and lonely. But ever since she'd had a baby in her belly, these kinds of melancholic thoughts didn't seem to matter to her.

her lunch, the doorbell rang. She thought It might have been Jonny so she went to the door without much thought. But when she opened it and saw Shelly in front of her, she was

welcome me in?". Shelly said with

words, Amelia regained her composure. She softly smiled at her and said, "Please sit down and make yourself comfortable. I'll get you a glass

at the SJ Garden." Shelly continued to wear a smug expression on her face and paid attention to Amelia's reaction, hoping to see some sort of sorrowful

unforgettable parts of her memory, so Amelia was bound to have some sort of reaction. However, she avoided Shelly's taunting by solely focusing on the glass she held in her hand. She held it ever so tightly and

Don't just stand there. Sit down with me,"

Shelly's face with keen eyes and realized that she didn't wear as much makeup

"Relax, I didn't come here to argue with you. I'm only here to ask you a few questions." She seemed genuine with her request. The feeling of animosity

smiling at her. After all, she'd been

married Lucian, he has never touched me once. Even my hand, let alone sleeping in the same bed with me," Shelly said, with noticeable sadness in her face. Then she turned to look at Amelia and said, "He was forced to marry me. You're the one that he truly loves.

of different emotions inside

each other." Amelia didn't have a concrete solution to Shelly's dilemma.

you and Jonny?" Shelly immediately asked. Just to change the course of their conversation after she realized

panicked and paused to think for a while before she answered, "Don't worry,

here to tell you how I felt. I don't want to force you to do anything. I just hope that you can keep your

a stubborn man. But he cares for the needs of his partner as long as you don't force him to do anything. As long as you are patient and always try to understand how he

lived in the same house. Somehow, she knew that it was always her who was giving

know him well," Shelly said

Shelly misunderstood her words, so she wanted to immediately clarify herself. "Miss

Shelly? Shouldn't it be Mrs. Shelly?" Shelly retorted with a sharp look on

quickly corrected herself, "I'm

a subtle sadness in her heart, she still continued to smile

she smiled so proudly. Before leaving, she intentionally said, "I hope you can be Mrs. Amelia as

as if all the oxygen was knocked out of her body. She continued to gasp

to be strong, but she just couldn't help

lot of ingredients. He greeted Amelia with a smile and said, "Your skills as a cook

hearing Jonny's words and replied with a smile on her face, "You're right about that." After storing the ingredients in the fridge, Amelia asked, "How's your work

grip on his teacup loosened after hearing Amelia's words. He smiled at her and teasingly said, "If you ask me these kinds of questions, I'll probably

two of them, blush appeared on Amelia's cheeks. She pretended to remain calm and teased him back, "Yes, because you

at her and continued to tease her. "For someone who